About Maharastra Vidhwa Pension Scheme
The Maharastra state government has launched many welfare schemes for the benefit of women in the state. Similarly, the Maharastra state government has launched a pension scheme called the “Maharastra vidhwa Pension” Scheme considering the welfare of all widows living in the state. The Maharastra Women Welfare Committee has launched this scheme to provide social security to widowed women of the state. This Scheme will provide them a monthly sum of Rs 600 for improving their lives, all the widows above 18 years can Apply for widow pension under this scheme
Objective Of This Scheme
- The main objective of this project is to provide social security to widows
- To improve the living standards of widows
- To increase the confidence of widows in Maharashtra and help them to lead a better life.
- Making them self-reliant
Full Overview Of Maharastra Vidhwa Pension Scheme
| Name Of Scheme | Maharastra Vidhwa Pension Scheme |
| Implement By | Govt of Maharastra |
| State Name | Maharastra |
| Objectives | To Provide A Better Life For All The Widows Of Maharastra Through Monthly Pension |
| Incentive | Rs 600 Per Month |
| Beneficiaries | Widows Of Maharastra |
| Application Starts | Already Started (Always Open) |
| Process | Offline Registration |
| Official Website | https://sjsa.maharashtra.gov.in |
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must be a resident of the state of Maharashtra
- Applicant Women Must be a widow
- The applicant should be living below the poverty line.
- To take advantage of this scheme, the age of the applicant should be less than 65 years
- If the applicant has any type of government job and a regular source of income, she will not be eligible to apply.
- Applicant Widow should not get any family pension
Benefits
- Beneficiaries under this scheme will get Rs 600 per month as pension, If a widow has more than one child, in that case, the widow will get Rs 900 per month till her child completes 25 years.
- The amount of this pension will be credited directly to the beneficiary’s bank account
- The amount of this pension will be deposited in the first week of each month
Required Documents
applicants have to provide a copy of the following documents while applying to the scheme
- Residential certificate
- Aadhaar Card
- Age certificate
- Income certificate for proof of below poverty line family certificate
- Bank details
- Passport size photograph
- Valid mobile number
How to Apply Online
Applicants can apply for this project offline, we have described below the process to apply in offline
Offline Method
- First of all you need to take a form of this Scheme which you can collect from your respective Collector Office / Tehsildar / Talathi Office or you can download this form from the official website of the project
- Now you have to fill the form well and attach all the required documents
- After this, you have to submit the application form to the Collector Office / Tehsildar / Talathi Liaison Office,